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[fan_eunice]

OMG I am so excited about new Eleventy soon, I can't even. !!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D \o/ \o/ \o/

There is part of me that thinks there is no way it can top season 5. Shoot, there is very little television ever that tops season 5 of New Who for me. It captured something that I don't even really have words for in the way it affected me. And, y'know, I actually think I'm okay with season 6 not living up to it, because no matter what happens from here I will always have that.

I pretty much have only one concern going in here, and I am considering sacrificing a small animal or something to make sure it doesn't happen. I do not want, I cannot tell you how much I DO NOT WANT another companion leaves because they are forced to/ripped away story. Probably the reason Martha is my favorite RTD era companion is because she came the closest to walking away on her own steam, but even then she was essentially pushed out of the TARDIS emotionally.

I'm not ready to lose Amy or Rory yet by any means. But, I just. If this is the season they go (and I have managed to be COMPLETELY UNSPOILED for this season so do not tell me, it is hard work not getting spoiled in this fandom and it would be a shame to lose that this close to the start of the season), then I want it to be a choice. And not one based on misery or unhappiness. I want to watch me some companions walking away better and happier people to something, not away from something or kept from something, if that makes sense?

Oh god, Moffat, please don't let me down here. PLEASE. Or you could just let Amy and Rory hang with Eleventy until the end of his entire run? I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT TOO.

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[such_heights]

CO-SIGNED. I am hopeful that because there's two of them, it would possibly be a more natural for them to eventually decide they want to go settle down back on Earth/on another planet/on a spaceship of their own or whatever.

But mostly I would like it if they all stayed on forever, please. Or at least another series after this.

[fan_eunice]

I am hopeful that because there's two of them, it would possibly be a more natural for them to eventually decide they want to go settle down back on Earth/on another planet/on a spaceship of their own or whatever.

This is my hope as well. I've never understood the whole 'But why would anyone want to leave the Doctor unless they were forced to?' thing. His life is exciting and fun and adventurous...but it's also dangerous, unstable, and entirely dependent on his whims. Wanting a permanent home, or the ability to decide where you go, or not to be running away from homicidal aliens all the time, or to settle down and raise children, or any number of reasons isn't nuts, and it's very human.

Possibly my favorite ever companion leaving was Liz Shaw who was all 'you know what, you're awesome, but so am I and I won't ever reach the full potential of that awesome in your shadow. And, okay, that happened off screen and we just got it explained, but it MAKES ME SO FUCKING HAPPY.

[fannishnonsense]

Every time I get worried about this I remind myself that I spent all last season waiting for him to screw it up, and he somehow managed to pull it off. Not that that guarantees there will be no future screw-ups, but it makes me feel better to remember all the times he's managed to completely exceed all my expectations already.

[fan_eunice]

This is true. I largely lost my flinch reaction by the end of the season, and I generally trust Moffat. It's hard to let go of the duck and cover response entirely though :)

[a_lanart]

Oh wouldn't it be wonderful to have Amy and Rory there with Eleven until the end of his run! I LIKE that idea. Even if they weren't there full time but kind of 'ooh we need some extra help with this, time to call in the Ponds' of course this would make current companion a bit piddled off but could make for some interesting dynamics (especially if Jack got involved too - wishful thinking).

I'm hopelessly wishing for River and Jack interaction of any type, but I know it's unlikely to happen. Oh and I want Rory to remain awesome and caring - I found the perfect tshirt for Rory btw it says "It takes a Real Man to be a nurse".

One of the reasons I love Ace is that if you have never read any novels or listened to audios you can have your own ideas of how she left the Doctor and they are as much canon as the New Adventures novels (in my mind she left because she wanted to fight in the martial sense and not just behind the scenes and became a dalek hunter - which she did in the NA novels - but she left amicably - which IIRC she didn't as such in the NA novels).

[jetpack_monkey]

Non-spoilery, but I think Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are having too much fun to leave. I mean, have you seen the behind-the-scenes stuff from Season 5? I can see them getting cut for story reasons, but Moffat is *incredibly* character-oriented; he's not likely to waste potential character development for plot reasons. He'd work around it.

SO. I have a lot of faith that both Rory and Amy are going to be around for a while.

[phoenix64]

*clings to you in hope and unspoiled-ness*